I can confirm that Alton Towers are now in migration from analogue to digital. Managers are using DP3600's and general staff DP3400's.

They are still 90% analogue (and using TRBO in analogue), but DR3000 repeaters have been installed, which could also answer why the power has been turned down a little bit. No specific date when they will fully migrate, but I have a feeling it won't be until next year.

TRBO carriers can be heard on a few of the allocated channels. Lots of staff are still carrying GP340's and vintage Icom's but I imagine they will change over fully during the down season.

You are getting confused between the West Midlands region which includes Staffordshire, and the West Midlands county (which no longer exists anyway — other than nominally for the Police Force and Fire Service).

The confusion is because the government were too clueless to come up with a new and unambiguous name for the region (such as 'Mercia').

Minus1 wrote:You are getting confused between the West Midlands region which includes Staffordshire, and the West Midlands county (which no longer exists anyway — other than nominally for the Police Force and Fire Service).

The confusion is because the government were too clueless to come up with a new and unambiguous name for the region (such as 'Mercia').